How effective are pension systems in ensuring a minimum income in old age? An index to measure global progress
Our Social Policy Specialist, Anh Tran, has gathered data from a range of sources to provide a snapshot of the world’s pension systems in terms of their ability to guarantee the old age population a minimum pension.
04/03/2021
COVID-19, the social contract and the need for a new normal for social protection
Our Social Policy Specialist David Hillson takes a look at the recent historical role of the social contract in social protection within the context of COVID-19.
12/01/2021
The myth of a resilient Lebanon: isn’t it time to end the global paradigm of gender inequality?
Our Senior Social Policy Specialist, Anasuya Sengupta, takes a critical look at the Lebanese crisis not as an exception but a reflection of the unequal world we live in.
08/12/2020
Why are human rights considerations fundamental to inclusive and lifecycle social protection systems?
Senior Social Protection Specialist Alexandra Barrantes delves into the importance of a human rights-based approach to Social Protection, framing social protection debates and policy decisions around entitlements rather than charity or handouts.
08/04/2020
What has the Covid-19 crisis taught us about social protection?
In our latest Pathways Perspective, Stephen Kidd and Daisy Sibun reflect on some of the key lessons we have learnt about social protection in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis.
02/04/2020
Who contributes? Re-thinking “Non-contributory” within a citizenship paradigm
Our Senior Social Policy Specialist Shea McClanahan challenges us to broaden our perspective on what it means to contribute and, by extension, to deserve social protection.
18/12/2019
The effectiveness of the graduation approach: what does the evidence tell us?
Stephen Kidd and Diloá Athias critically assess what the evidence tells us about the effectiveness of the Graduation approach.
16/10/2019
The Social Protection Flaw – or how not to win fiscal space for entitlements
The many disadvantages to poverty-targeted social protection include the fact that they never become entitlements that attract popular demand and the financial backing of governments, writes Nicholas Freeland, independent consultant. Freeland highlights...
22/01/2018
Are you designing social protection schemes from a charity or a citizenship paradigm?
Social protection is not always beneficial and popular. A way of predicting whether a programme will have positive impacts and be supported by voters is to identify whether it falls...
02/11/2017